{"rewrite":{"id":"r_db13a4415797361024fbc27e","clusterId":"c_42935bcd6a6bc418506f8ad6","slug":"shogakukan-opens-rumiko-takahashi-fantasy-manga-awards","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Shogakukan Opens Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards","summary":"Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday announced the Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards in its combined 42nd and 43rd issue, with entries open to professional and amateur creators until January 11, 2027. Works must run 42 pages or fewer and include at least one fantasy element. Takahashi heads the judging panel alongside editor-in-chief Kazunori Oshima and other Shonen Sunday editors. Results will be announced in the magazine and on the awards website on March 24.","whyItMatters":"Shogakukan is attaching Takahashi's name and a seven-figure yen prize pool to its ongoing search for fantasy manga, with the top two entries routed into Weekly Shonen Sunday or Sunday Webry rather than left as award-only recognition.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTakahashi will lead the judging panel, which includes Weekly Shonen Sunday editor-in-chief Kazunori Oshima and other editors from the magazine. The grand prize is 1 million yen, about US$6,000, and the winning manga will be published in Weekly Shonen Sunday or a spinoff publication and on Shogakukan\u0026#39;s Sunday Webry site. Second prize is 500,000 yen with the same publication route, honorable mention is 300,000 yen with a Sunday Webry appearance, and the effort and encouragement prizes pay 100,000 yen and 30,000 yen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrand prize\u003c/strong\u003e: 1 million yen, about US$6,000; published in Weekly Shonen Sunday or a spinoff and on Sunday Webry\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond prize\u003c/strong\u003e: 500,000 yen, about US$3,000; published in Weekly Shonen Sunday or a spinoff and on Sunday Webry\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonorable mention\u003c/strong\u003e: 300,000 yen, about US$2,000; work appears on Sunday Webry\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEffort prize\u003c/strong\u003e: 100,000 yen, about US$600\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncouragement prize\u003c/strong\u003e: 30,000 yen, about US$200\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shogakukan has opened the Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards. Entries run to 42 pages or less with at least one fantasy element, and are open to pros and amateurs until January 11, 2027. Takahashi heads the judges. Results land March 24.","twitterPost":"Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday has opened the Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards: 42 pages or less, at least one fantasy element, pros and amateurs welcome until January 11, 2027. Takahashi heads the judges. Results on March 24.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Shogakukan announced the Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards in the combined 42nd and 43rd issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday. Entries are open to professional and amateur creators until January 11, 2027, capped at 42 pages and requiring at least one fantasy element. Takahashi leads a judging panel that includes editor-in-chief Kazunori Oshima and other Shonen Sunday editors, and results arrive on March 24.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/shogakukan-launches-rumiko-takahashi-fantasy-manga-awards/.241830\",\"title\":\"Shogakukan Launches 'Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4470,"outputTokens":795,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789544680,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T07:38:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T07:43:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T07:43:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_42935bcd6a6bc418506f8ad6","canonicalTitle":"News\nShogakukan Launches 'Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards'","representativeArticleId":"a_53f47ead57ca8e6bc52f6d92","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards\"],\"studios\":[\"Shogakukan\"],\"people\":[\"Rumiko Takahashi\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T06:32:42.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T06:32:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T07:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/shogakukan-launches-rumiko-takahashi-fantasy-manga-awards/.241830","title":"News\nShogakukan Launches 'Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards'"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards"],"studios":["Shogakukan"],"people":["Rumiko Takahashi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}